The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-10

The MeNulty Building Permit
Case Comes Up.
The East Sedalia Bagnio Comes
to Sudden Grief

There was decidedly motley group
in attendance at police court yester.
day morning. The first case called
was that of Lizzie Jacot and Mary
Carter charged with keeping and be.
ing inmates of a disorderly house and
house of bad repute.
Lizzie Jacot claims to be a widow
and is the mother of four small chill
dren. She came from Springfield
Mo-, about year ago, and has since
resided in Sedalia, During the past
winter she and her familily have been a
charge upon the city and the christian
ladies charity association, but of late
serious complaints have been made
against her by her neighbors, and
since the advent of Mary Carter as q
member of the family, they have
grown much louder. The rag dance
which eliminated in the row as men,
toned in last Fridays BAzoo, brought
matters to a focus and caused the ar
rest of the woman.
Mrs. Jacot pleaded gully and &C
knowledged that she had held improp-
er relations with Jim Turley, but
promised, if she was allowed to do 50,
to mend her ways. Out of pity for
her children the mayor recommended
leniency and gave the woman terrible
lecture. His honor fined her 500 and
gave her a stay of execution during
good behavior, with the understand
ing that she was to get rid, and stay
rid, of bad company.
Mary Carter pleaded not guilty,
with much indignation, to the charges
preferred against her, but the ac-
knowledgment of Mrs. Jacto that
Mary received improper company was
overwhelming. In addition to this
the police records was demanded to
show she was an old timer, and as a
result Mary went below for twenty
days.
Joshua Oliver, colored, was up for
abusing his wife. He entered a plea
of not guilty, and his case was con-
tinued until 2 p. m. in order to Sc
cure witnesses.
Peter Partridge plain drunk, came
next. He owned up TO imbibing the
corn juice. Officer Kahrs stated, he
found him sitting on the curb stone in
front of the Ohio street church
and when he asked him what he was
doing there, Partridge replied, "I'm |
waiting for my raft to come down.
He was fined So and sent below.
The case of the city VS.. w. A. Nc
Nulty, charged with building with
out permit, was next called. John
Montgomery, jr., appeared for the de
tense. The testimony of the city en-
gineer, city marshal, mayor and sew.
sral other parties were taken on the
tide of the city, and went to show
hat there had been a great deal Of
discussion pro and con between the
parties and the defendant in regard to
he matter. That the city engineer
mad declined to issue building per-
nit, and that McNulty had proceeded
10 build without one.
The defense offered no testimony
but that of Mr.. McNulty
himself and introduced a
4 permit issued by l.. l.. Coppedge,
he former city engineer, Nov. 20,
1884, for the erection of a brick
and contended that it was a
egal permit for the work now being
lone. -
At the close of the evidence long
argument was entered into by the at.
orneys which consumed the whole
orenoon.
A conclusion was reached just at IL
md the court decided the defendant
vas guilty assessing his fine at $40.
At2 p. m. the Oliver trial was
Igain called, but there seeming to be
10 evidence to show anything but a
amily quarrel, the court dismissed the
;ase, admonishing Oliver that if he
vas again brought up it would go
lard with him. He left growing and
lis wife followed declaring she would
i've with him no longer.